The voices of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
9 voices in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Every one is a separate voice, cast to the character as written.
- Narrator — The narrative voice following Utterson's perspective through Victorian London.
- Mr. Utterson — A reserved, austere London solicitor and the story's moral compass. Loyal to old friends, he doggedly investigates the Jekyll–Hyde mystery despite his instinct to avoid scandal.
- Dr. Jekyll — A respected London physician of great reputation, warm and generous in company. Secretly experiments on his own dual nature, progressively losing control to Hyde.
- Mr. Hyde — Jekyll's deformed, atavistic alter ego — the uninhibited dark side of his nature given form. Small in stature but radiates menace. Voice described as husky, whispering, somewhat broken.
- Dr. Lanyon — An old medical colleague of Jekyll's — hearty, theatrical, and professionally orthodox. Witnesses Hyde's transformation back to Jekyll and dies of the shock within weeks.
- Poole — Jekyll's devoted, long-serving butler. Speaks with formal British propriety but grows increasingly alarmed as Jekyll's laboratory produces strange sounds and a changed figure.
- Mr. Enfield — A respectable young gentleman and Utterson's distant kinsman. An engaging raconteur who first tells the story of Hyde trampling a child — setting the mystery in motion.
- Inspector Newcomen — A Scotland Yard detective investigating the brutal murder of Sir Danvers Carew. Professional and efficient, recognises Hyde as a wanted man.
- Maidservant — An unnamed housemaid who witnesses the Carew murder from her window. Gives testimony in a state of horror.
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